1. Netflix raising emergency funding round — burn rate unsustainable
Inside source at Netflix: the Ads roadmap has been completely scrapped. New leadership is coming in with a different vision. Current team members are being evaluated.
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2. Discord employees organizing walkout over return-to-office mandate
My partner works at Discord and came home stressed about this last night. The Ads team got an ominous email from their VP about 'organizational changes' coming soon.
3. New hire at Stripe: former ByteDance exec joining as SVP
Can confirm. Stripe's Ads team had a surprise meeting today. No details shared but everyone knows what's coming. The Slack channels are full of panic.
4. Uber offering voluntary severance packages to Ads staff
Can confirm. Uber's Ads team had a surprise meeting today. No details shared but everyone knows what's coming. The Slack channels are full of panic.
5. New hire at Discord: former ByteDance exec joining as SVP
I work in Ads at Discord. What I'm hearing internally is that leadership has decided to make significant changes. The writing has been on the wall for weeks. People are updating their LinkedIn profiles and the mood is terrible.
6. Sources: Apple acquiring startup to boost cloud platform
A reliable source inside Apple confirmed this. The Ads team has been underperforming for two quarters and the board is not happy. Expect an announcement within quarter.
7. ByteDance VP of Ads has been pushed out
I work in Ads at ByteDance. What I'm hearing internally is that leadership has decided to make significant changes. The writing has been on the wall for weeks. People are updating their LinkedIn profiles and the mood is terrible.
8. ByteDance planning to cut 30% of Ads team
This is real. I was in the all-hands where they basically admitted things aren't going well. ByteDance's Ads division is bleeding money and they need to cut costs fast.
9. Oracle VP of Ads has been pushed out
Can confirm. Oracle's Ads team had a surprise meeting today. No details shared but everyone knows what's coming. The Slack channels are full of panic.
10. Sources: IBM IPO plans shelved indefinitely
I work in Ads at IBM. What I'm hearing internally is that leadership has decided to make significant changes. The writing has been on the wall for weeks. People are updating their LinkedIn profiles and the mood is terrible.